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Variables in Welsh Health Survey, 2004-2005

How these variables link across files.

Administrative Variables

• archhsn — Household serial number (archive)
• archpsn — Person serial number (archive)
• hhchild — (D) Any children in household
• hhdtypb — (D) Household Type
• nssec3 — (D) NS-SEC 3 classes
• nssec5 — (D) NS-SEC 5 classes
• nssec8 — (D) NS-SEC 8 classes
• q21bmon — Month of interview
• region — (D) Region
• tenure3 — (D) 3 class Housing Tenure

Alcohol

• alcbing0 — (D) Level of maximal daily alcohol consumption (incl.never drinks)
• alcbinge — (D) Level of maximal daily alcohol consumption
• alclevb — (D) Level of average daily alcohol consumption (incl. binge)
• alclevd — (D) Level of average daily alcohol consumption
• alclevw — (D) Level of weekly alcohol consumption
• alcw — (D) Estimated weekly alcohol consumption
• q32 — 32 How often drink alcohol
• q33 — 33 Always non-drinker or stopped
• q34a — 34a Average number of units drunk
• q34b — 34b Most units drunk on any one day

Carers

• carer — (D) Whether a carer
• q37 — 37 Unpaid carer

Exercise

• exercise — (D) At least 30 mins mod/vigorous exercise on 5+ days
• exergrp — (D) No of days at least 30 mins mod/vigorous exercise
• exerl — (D) No of days of light exercise
• exerm — (D) No of days of moderate exercise
• exerstr — (D) Most strenuous exercise done in last 7 days
• exerv — (D) No of days of vigorous exercise
• q36afri — 36a Light exercise Friday
• q36amon — 36a Light exercise Monday
• q36anone — 36a No light exercise in last 7 days
• q36anum — 36a Number of responses
• q36asat — 36a Light exercise Saturday
• q36asun — 36a Light exercise Sunday
• q36athu — 36a Light exercise Thursday
• q36atue — 36a Light exercise Tuesday
• q36awed — 36a Light exercise Wednesday
• q36bfri — 36b Moderate exercise Friday
• q36bmon — 36b Moderate exercise Monday
• q36bnone — 36b No moderate exercise in last 7 days
• q36bnum — 36b Number of responses
• q36bsat — 36b Moderate exercise Saturday
• q36bsun — 36b Moderate exercise Sunday
• q36bthu — 36b Moderate exercise Thursday
• q36btue — 36b Moderate exercise Tuesday
• q36bwed — 36b Moderate exercise Wednesday
• q36cfri — 36c Vigorous exercise Friday
• q36cmon — 36c Vigorous exercise Monday
• q36cnone — 36c No vigorous exercise in last 7 days
• q36cnum — 36c Number of responses
• q36csat — 36c Vigorous exercise Saturday
• q36csun — 36c Vigorous exercise Sunday
• q36cthu — 36c Vigorous exercise Thursday
• q36ctue — 36c Vigorous exercise Tuesday
• q36cwed — 36c Vigorous exercise Wednesday

Fruit and Vegetables

• frtpor — (D) Total portion of fruit
• fv5aday — (D) No of portions of fruit and vegetables eaten yesterday
• pordry — (D) Portion of dried fruit
• porfdish — (D) Portion of fruit in composites
• porfroz — (D) Portion of frozen fruit/canned fruit
• porfrt — (D) Portion of all sized fruit
• porfv — (D) Total portion of fruit and veg
• porjuice — (D) Portion of fruit juice
• porpul — (D) Portion of pulses
• porsal — (D) Portion of salad
• porvdish — (D) Portion of vegetables in composites
• porveg — (D) Portion of vegetables
• q35aothv — 35a Tablespoons of veg dishes yesterday
• q35apul — 35a Tablespoons of pulses yesterday
• q35asal — 35a Bowlfuls of salad yesterday
• q35aveg — 35a Tablespoons of veg yesterday
• q35bdf — 35b Tablespoons of dried fruit yesterday
• q35bff — 35b Tablespoons of frozen or tinned fruit yesterday
• q35bfj — 35b Small glasses of fruit juice yesterday
• q35blf — 35b Half large fruit yesterday
• q35bmf — 35b Medium fresh fruit yesterday
• q35bothf — 35b Tablespoons of fruit dishes yesterday
• q35bsf — 35b Small fresh fruit yesterday
• q35bvlf — 35b Slices of very large fruit yesterday
• q35bvsf — 35b Handfuls of very small fresh fruit yesterday
• vegpor — (D) Total portion of vegetables (inc.salad)

Health Service Use

• altmed — (D) Used an alternative therapist in the last 12 months
• chirop — (D) Seen a chiropodist in the last 12 months
• cnurse — (D) Seen a health visitor, district or community nurse in the last 12 months
• dentist — (D) Visited a dentist in the last 12 months
• gpout — (D) Seen a GP out of hours in the last 12 months
• hhelp — (D) Used a home help in the last 12 months
• mealsowh — (D) Used meals on wheels in the last 12 months
• menthw — (D) Seen a mental health worker in the last 12 months
• mwife — (D) Seen a midwife in the last 12 months
• nhsdirct — (D) Used the NHS direct helpline in the last 12 months
• opticn — (D) Visited a optician in the last 12 months
• pharm — (D) Used a pharmacist in the last 12 months
• physio — (D) Seen a physiotherapist in the last 12 months
• q1a — 1a Talked to GP in last 2 weeks
• q1b — 1b Times talked to GP
• q1c — 1c Given prescription
• q2a — 2a Saw practice nurse in last 2 weeks
• q2b — 2b Times saw practice nurse
• q3a — 3a Outpatient in last 3 months
• q3b — 3b Times as outpatient
• q4a — 4a Attended casualty in last 3 months
• q4b — 4b Times in casualty
• q5a — 5a Day patient in last 12 months
• q5b — 5b Days as a day patient
• q6a — 6a Inpatient in last 12 months
• q6b — 6b Separate stays as an inpatient
• q6c — 6c Nights as an inpatient
• q7altmed — 7b Alternative medical worker - times used in last 12 months
• q7chiro — 7a Chiropodist - times used in last 12 months
• q7cn — 7a HV, DN or OCN - times used in last 12 months
• q7dent — 7a Dentist - times used in last 12 months
• q7gpooh — 7a GP Out of hours - times used in last 12 months
• q7home — 7b Home help - times used in last 12 months
• q7meals — 7b Meals on wheels - times used in last 12 months
• q7mental — 7b Mental health worker - times used in last 12 months
• q7midw — 7a Midwife - times used in last 12 months
• q7nhsdir — 7b NHS Direct - times used in last 12 months
• q7opt — 7a Optician - times used in last 12 months
• q7ot — 7a Speech therapist or OT - times used in last 12 months
• q7pharm — 7b Pharmacist - times used in last 12 months
• q7physio — 7a Physiotherapist - times used in last 12 months
• q7smcess — 7b Smoking cessation services - times used in last 12 months
• q7social — 7b Social worker - times used in last 12 months
• q7vol — 7b Voluntary services - times used in last 12 months
• q8 — 8 Flu jab in last 12 months
• soccthp — (D) Seen a speech or occupational therapist in the last 12 months
• socwel — (D) Seen a social or health worker in the last 12 months
• stopsmk — (D) Used any smoking cessation service in the last 12 months
• volunt — (D) Used any voluntary services in the last 12 months

Illnesses

• burn — (D) Burn in last 3 months
• chronic — (D) Any chronic illness
• concus — (D) Head injury with concussion in last 3 months
• cut — (D) Cut or puncture in last 3 months
• fracture — (D) Fracture in last 3 months
• heart — (D) Any heart condition
• heartbp — (D) Any heart condition including high blood pressure
• illcde1 — Other Illness ICD Code (q11b)
• illcde2 — Other Illness ICD Code (q11b)
• illcde3 — Other Illness ICD Code (q11b)
• illcde4 — Other Illness ICD Code (q11b)
• illchp1 — (D) Other illness ICD Chapter
• illchp2 — (D) Other illness ICD Chapter
• illchp3 — (D) Other illness ICD Chapter
• illchp4 — (D) Other illness ICD Chapter
• mental — (D) Any mental condition
• othacc — (D) Other injury in last 3 months
• poison — (D) Poisoning in last 3 months
• q10ang — 10b Angina - currently treated
• q10anx — 10c Anxiety - currently treated
• q10arth — 10c Arthritis - currently treated
• q10ast — 10b Asthma - currently treated
• q10back — 10c Back pain - currently treated
• q10bron — 10b Bronchitis - currently treated
• q10canc — 10a Cancer - ever treated
• q10dep — 10c Depression - currently treated
• q10diab — 10d Diabetes - currently treated
• q10dietd — 10e Diabetes - diet controlled
• q10emph — 10b Emphysema - currently treated
• q10enum — 10e Number of responses
• q10epi — 10c Epilepsy - currently treated
• q10hatt — 10a Heart attack - ever treated
• q10hbp — 10b High blood pressure - currently treated
• q10hfail — 10b Heart failure - currently treated
• q10injdb — 10e Diabetes - injection controlled
• q10ohc — 10b Other heart condition - currently treated
• q10oment — 10c Other mental illness - currently treated
• q10oresp — 10b Other respiratory illness - currently treated
• q10pleur — 10b Pleurisy - currently treated
• q10strok — 10a Stroke - ever treated
• q10tabdb — 10e Diabetes - tablet controlled
• q10vvein — 10c Varicose veins - currently treated
• q11main1 — 11b 1st other chronic illness - currently treated
• q11main2 — 11b 2nd other chronic illness - currently treated
• q11main3 — 11b 3rd other chronic illness -currently treated
• q11main4 — 11b 4th other chronic illness - currently treated
• q11other — 11a Other chronic illness - currently treated
• q12a — 12a Hospital for accident, injury or poisoning in last 3 months
• q12bburn — 12b Burn
• q12bcut — 12b Cut
• q12bfrac — 12b Fracture
• q12bhead — 12b Head injury with concussion
• q12bnum — 12b Number of responses
• q12bpois — 12b Poisoning
• q12b_oth — 12b Other injury
• q12c — 12c Place of most recent accident
• q13a1 — 13a No stomach upset with diarrhoea in last 3 months
• q13a2 — 13a Stomach upset with diarrhoea in this country in last 3 months
• q13a3 — 13a Stomach upset with diarrhoea abroad in last 3 months
• q13a4 — Yes not indicated where
• q13anum — 13a Number of responses
• q13b — 13b Saw doctor about stomach upset
• q14 — 14 See face of someone across room
• q15 — 15 Difficulty with hearing
• q16a — 16a Wear hearing aid
• q16b — 16b Trouble with hearing while wearing aid
• q17 — 17 Number of own teeth
• resp — (D) Any respiratory condition

Individual Child Questionnaire

• care — Need for care
• health — General Health
• sex — Sex

Medicines

• q9a — 9a Bought medicine in last 4 weeks
• q9bconv — 9b Bought conventional medicines
• q9bherb — 9b Bought herbal medicines
• q9bhomeo — 9b Bought homeopathic medicines
• q9bnum — 9b Number of responses
• q9bvit — 9b Bought mineral or vitamin supplements
• q9c — 9c Regular prescribed medication

Personal Information

• age5yrm — (D) 5 year age bands with 75+ merged
• bmi — (D) Body Mass Index
• bmilev — (D) Body Mass Index classification
• bmimorb — (D) Body Mass Index classification (incl. 40+)
• htcm — (D) Height : in cm - computed from Feet/inches if necessary
• wtkg — (D) Weight : in kg - computed from Stones/pounds if necessary

Questions About You

• ecstat — (D) Economic status
• employ — (D) Whether in employment
• q43emp — 43 Work status
• q44alev1 — 44 1+ A levels/AS levels
• q44alev2 — 44 2+ A levels, 4+ AS levels, Higher School Certificate
• q44deg — 44 First Degree
• q44hdeg — 44 Higher Degree
• q44no — 44 No qualifications
• q44num — 44 Number of responses
• q44nvq1 — 44 NVQ Level 1, Foundation GNVQ
• q44nvq2 — 44 NVQ Level 2, Intermediate GNVQ
• q44nvq3 — 44 NVQ Level 3, Advanced GNVQ
• q44nvq4 — 44 NVQ Levels 4-5, HNC, HND
• q44olev1 — 44 1+ O levels /CSEs /GCSEs (any grade)
• q44olev5 — 44 5+ O levels or equivalent
• q44oth — 44 Other qualifications
• q45no — 45 No professional qualifications
• q45num — 45 Number of responses
• q45oth — 45 Other Professional Qualifications
• q45qd — 45 Qualified Dentist
• q45qmd — 45 Qualified Medical Doctor
• q45qn — 45 Qualified Nurse, Midwife, Health Visitor
• q45qts — 45 Qualified Teacher Status (for schools)
• qualhi — (D) Level of highest educational qualification

Smoking

• q30 — 30 Smoking status
• q31home — 31 Exposed to smoke at home
• q31oph — 31 Exposed to smoke in other people's homes
• q31other — 31 Exposed to smoke in other public places
• q31pub — 31 Exposed to smoke in pubs
• q31trans — 31 Exposed to smoke on public transport
• q31work — 31 Exposed to smoke at work
• smokec — (D) Currently smoke either daily or occasionally
• smoked — (D) Currently smoke daily
• smokee — (D) Ever smoked
• smokep — (D) Whether exposed to passive smoke

Weighting Variables

• wt_adult — Individual NR weight
• wt_hhold — Household NR weight

Your Health and Well-being

• llticd1 — Limiting long term illness main cause (Q29c)
• llticd2 — Limiting long term illness main cause (Q29c)
• llticd3 — Limiting long term illness main cause (Q29c)
• llticd4 — Limiting long term illness main cause (Q29c)
• lltich1 — (D) Limiting long term illness ICD Chapter
• lltich2 — (D) Limiting long term illness ICD Chapter
• lltich3 — (D) Limiting long term illness ICD Chapter
• lltich4 — (D) Limiting long term illness ICD Chapter
• q18sf — 18 Self reported health
• q19sf — 19 Health compared with year ago
• q20asf — 20a Health limits vigorous activities
• q20bsf — 20b Health limits moderate activities
• q20csf — 20c Health limits lifting and carrying groceries
• q20dsf — 20d Health limits climbing several flights of stairs
• q20esf — 20e Health limits climbing one flight of stairs
• q20fsf — 20f Health limits bending, kneeling or stooping
• q20gsf — 20g Health limits walking more than a mile
• q20hsf — 20h Health limits walking several hundred yards
• q20isf — 20i Health limits walking one hundred yards
• q20jsf — 20j Health limits bathing or dressing yourself
• q21asf — 21a Due to physical health cut down time on work or activities in past 4 weeks
• q21bsf — 21b Due to physical health accomplished less than would like in past 4 weeks
• q21csf — 21c Due to physical health limited in kind of work or activities in past 4 weeks
• q21dsf — 21d Due to physical health had difficulty performing work or activities in past 4 weeks
• q22asf — 22a Due to emotional problems cut down time on work or activities in past 4 weeks
• q22bsf — 22b Due to emotional problems accomplished less than would like in past 4 weeks
• q22csf — 22c Due to emotional problems did work or activities less carefully in past 4 weeks
• q23sf — 23 Extent physical health or emotional problems interfered with normal social activities in past 4 w
• q24sf — 24 Bodily pain in past 4 weeks
• q25sf — 25 Pain interfered with normal work in past 4 weeks
• q26asf — 26a Felt full of life in past 4 weeks
• q26bsf — 26b Been very nervous in past 4 weeks
• q26csf — 26c Felt so down in dumps that nothing could cheer up in past 4 weeks
• q26dsf — 26d Felt calm and peaceful in past 4 weeks
• q26esf — 26e Have had a lot of energy in past 4 weeks
• q26fsf — 26f Felt downhearted and low in past 4 weeks
• q26gsf — 26g Felt worn out in past 4 weeks
• q26hsf — 26h Been happy in past 4 weeks
• q26isf — 26i Felt tired in past 4 weeks
• q27sf — 27 Physical health or emotional problems have interfered with social activities in past 4 weeks
• q28asf — 28a Seem to get ill more easily than other people
• q28bsf — 28b As healthy as anyone I know
• q28csf — 28c Expect my health to get worse
• q28dsf — 28d Health is excellent
• q29a — 29a Limiting long-term illness
• q29main1 — 29b 1st main limiting long-term illness
• q29main2 — 29b 2nd main limiting long-term illness
• q29main3 — 29b 3rd limiting long-term illness
• q29main4 — 29b 4th limiting long-term illness
• sf12bp — SF12v2 Bodily pain score
• sf12bpnb — SF12v2 Bodily pain score (norm-based)
• sf12gh — SF12v2 General health score
• sf12ghnb — SF12v2 General health score (norm-based)
• sf12mcs — SF12v2 Mental Component Score
• sf12mh — SF12v2 Mental health score
• sf12mhnb — SF12v2 Mental health score (norm-based)
• sf12pcs — SF12v2 Physical Component Score
• sf12pf — SF12v2 Physical functioning score
• sf12pfnb — SF12v2 Physical functioning score (norm-based)
• sf12re — SF12v2 Role-emotional score
• sf12renb — SF12v2 Role-emotional score (norm-based)
• sf12rp — SF12v2 Role-physical score
• sf12rpnb — SF12v2 Role-physical score (norm-based)
• sf12sf — SF12v2 Social functioning score
• sf12sfnb — SF12v2 Social functioning score (norm-based)
• sf12vt — SF12v2 Vitality score
• sf12vtnb — SF12v2 Vitality score (norm-based)
• sf36bp — (D) SF36 Bodily pain score
• sf36bpnb — (D) SF36 Bodily pain score (norm-based)
• sf36gh — (D) SF36 General health score
• sf36ghnb — (D) SF36 General health score (norm-based)
• sf36mcs — (D) SF36 Mental Component Score
• sf36mh — (D) SF36 Mental health score
• sf36mhnb — (D) SF36 Mental health score (norm-based)
• sf36pcs — (D) SF36 Physical Component Score
• sf36pf — (D) SF36 Physical functioning score
• sf36pfnb — (D) SF36 Physical functioning score (norm-based)
• sf36re — (D) SF36 Role-emotional score
• sf36renb — (D) SF36 Role-emotional score (norm-based)
• sf36rp — (D) SF36 Role-physical score
• sf36rpnb — (D) SF36 Role-physical score (norm-based)
• sf36sf — (D) SF36 Social functioning score
• sf36sfnb — (D) SF36 Social functioning score (norm-based)
• sf36vt — (D) SF36 Vitality score
• sf36vtnb — (D) SF36 Vitality score (norm-based)